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Old 02-23-2010, 01:02 AM   #40 (permalink)
Frank Lee
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

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90 day: 21.24 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
I read that type of claim a lot (particularly by owners of thirsty vehicles who don't have fuel economy instrumentation), and it never fails to irk me. I'm very glad you've proven yourself wrong!
It can be sort of true though. You know I know how to drive eco and have for a long time. The F250 460V8 5sp pretty much delivered the same fe no matter what- empty, laden, headwind, tailwind. I think such vehicles normally tap into very little of their power and as such the throttle position doesn't have to change much for varying conditions, unlike our little low powered stuff.
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